iCoyote

The goal of the iCoyote initiative is to improve the campus experience by removing academic and technology bottlenecks, increase efficiency, proliferate mobility, and enable student, faculty and staff success.

Adding the ability to check-in, take quizzes, polls, and have traffic alerts.

Fixing Blackboard (BB) app through BlackBoard Services.

1.1.1 Implement app Improvements

CSUSB Mobile App should have:

A mobile device “class check-in” to a classroom for accountability

An in class quiz app or poll everywhere integration

Traffic alerts

Work with Blackboard Mobile App to fix the following issues:

Inability to see grades

Inability to access files

inability to scroll

Goal 3, Objective 2

TI 4, 6

1.2 Provide additional free book resources for each class via contract with OpenStax, an online textbook repository, for use by students on campus.

1.2.1 Students should be able to access additional course related material through Blackboard or MyCoyote.

Goal 4, Objective 3

TI 4

1.3 Establish a mobile device accessible service feedback process with reports accessible by the CSUSB community.

1.3.1 Implement a service fulfillment system with a built in communication process that allows members of the campus community to provide feedback to ITS. The system should work with any device, can provide continuous feedback to ITS regarding services rendered and should also be capable of identifying bottlenecks in service. Members of the community should have visibility of service reports.

Goal 1 Objective 3, and Goal 3, Objective 4

TI 6

1.4 Implement responsive design based events system in HTML to allow mobile devices the ability to read events to the visual impaired.

1.4.1 Verify that the responsive design website for events can be read by screen readers.

2.2.1 In lecture halls / auditoriums faculty should be able to use 3D document cameras to present items and students should have access to 3D glasses.

Goal 2, Objective 1, and 2

TI 4

3 Digital forms

3.1 Implement the following forms via an online form system to include work flow, digital signatures and availability through MyCoyote or mobile app:

Registration

Class drop/add

Student assistant hire form

Accounts payable

Auxiliary form

3.1.1 Forms 1-5 should be available online with the ability for students/staff to sign electronically by 2018-2019.

Goal 3, Objective 2, and 4

TI 2, 6

4 Introduce new collaboration & learning technologies.

4.1 Implement new collaboration and learning technologies:

Add Practice presentation lab where students could watch themselves present.

Ability for faculty to record lectures and post to Blackboard or media site.

4.1.1 Set up three presentation practice rooms. Meeting/study rooms should have check out or reservation functionality (off and on campus). Faculty should be able to record to Blackboard seamlessly without needing to download to local system.

Goal 2, Objective 1, and 2

TI 4

4.2 Add chat based informational services on campus website.

4.2.1 Live chat features from the website so students can ask common questions such as: